Christmann named honorary CROP Walk chairperson

Coordinator of Grand Island CROP Walks the Rev. Paul Robinson congratulates Robert Christmann, Grand Island superintendant of schools, who will serve as the honorary chairperson of this year's Grand Island CROP Walk, which takes place Sunday, Oct. 14.

Robert
Christmann, Grand Island superintendent of schools, will serve as the
honorary chairperson of this year's Grand Island CROP Walk. The
Sunday, Oct. 14, event aims to help stop hunger and poverty on Grand
Island and around the world.

"I
wanted to be involved," said Christmann, "because Community
Response to Overcoming Poverty (CROP) has a proven track record of
helping people to help themselves. Twenty-five percent of all money
raised by CROP Walks stays right here on Grand Island, half going to
the Neighbors Foundation and half to support local church food
pantries."

The
coordinator of Grand Island CROP Walks for some years, the Rev. Paul
Robinson, says that "Individuals can get involved by walking or
pledging to support a walker. We're also working to encourage local
businesses to sponsor the walk, both financially, with in-kind
donations, and by walking themselves."

The CROP
Walk committee is actively preparing for this year's walk and will
be promoting it across the Island. Each year the CROP Walk raises
between $3,000 and $6,000. This year the walk will again be held
within the Beaver Island State Park. For more information, go onlinehttp://www.CROPhelpsGI.info, or
call 716-876-0133.